Chapter 1 – A Hero Summoned... Yet I'm the Demon King

A blinding flash of light engulfed Leonix’s vision.

When his eyes adjusted, he found himself standing within a glowing magic circle etched into ancient stone. All around him were hooded figures, priests, and knights, staring in awe and disbelief.

The atmosphere felt heavy, sacred, but also… festive.

“We’ve succeeded!” someone shouted. “The summoning was a success!”

“Welcome, A Hero from another world,” said one of the priests, stepping forward with reverence. “We bid you welcome to the Kingdom of Elyzaria.”

Leonix narrowed his eyes.

A hero?

He glanced at his own hands, still crackling faintly with the remnants of his demonic power.

“So… they think I’m their hero now? This might be... amusing.”

He straightened his posture and responded with an authoritative tone. “So, you’re the ones who summoned me?”

“Yes, noble one!” the priest nodded enthusiastically. “You are the chosen hero—our last hope to defeat the Demon King who threatens to consume our world in darkness!”

Leonix almost laughed.

“I am the Demon King, you fools.”

But instead of correcting them, he smirked inwardly and listened.

According to the priest, their world was on the brink of destruction. A powerful and ruthless Demon King—Mortegarn the Calamity—had risen in the northern wastelands, commanding an army of beasts and monsters, burning cities to the ground.

“Mortegarn...” Leonix repeated the name, unfamiliar.

“He destroyed the Sky Citadel in a single night,” one knight added. “And they say his flames devoured an entire forest... with a whisper.”

Leonix’s confidence wavered slightly.

“Wait, what? That kind of power...?”

He clenched his fists and maintained a composed expression.

“No. I’ve faced gods before. I won’t be shaken by rumors.”

The people around him watched with admiration.

To them, he was a savior.

To himself, he was simply hiding behind a mask—a Demon King pretending to be a Hero, in a world where even demons seemed more terrifying than the ones he ruled.

But deep inside, Leonix felt something stir.

This world… had awakened his power in a new way.

“Interesting. If the demons here are stronger… then I’ll become even stronger.”

“This time, I won’t be the one running.”

And so, the tale begins—of a former Demon King cast into a foreign world, burdened with the role of a hero, and a looming threat even he cannot yet comprehend.